Benefits for Sponsor Partners

We would like to thank our valued sponsors & partners for the 2019 Renewable Energy Investor Forum

EIG Global Energy Partners specializes in private investments in energy and energy-related infrastructure on a global basis and has $22.4 billion under management as of September 30, 2018. Since 1982, EIG has been one of the leading providers of institutional capital to the global energy industry, providing financing solutions across the balance sheet for companies and projects in the oil and gas, midstream, infrastructure, power and renewables sectors globally. EIG has committed more than $29.1 billion in 341 portfolio investments in 36 countries. EIG is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in Houston, London, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro, Hong Kong and Seoul. For more information, please visit www.eigpartners.com.

EverSource Capital is a Mumbai-based fund manager established as a joint venture between Everstone and Lightsource BP. Founded in 2018 and based in Mumbai, EverSource’s launch fund is the Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF), established in partnership with India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) and the UK government. The dedicated EverSource team comprises 15 team members. They have a strong track record of more than 100 deals, a combined leadership experience of over 50 years of private equity and infrastructure investments with an average exit track record of 2.0x on over USD2.8 billion invested in India.

Everstone is a premier India and South-east Asia focused investment manager with over USD4 billion AUM and over 70 deals in Indian private equity and infrastructure platforms.

Lightsource BP is a global leader in renewables and a specialist in de-risking projects into attractive investment platforms for global investors through world-class development, financing and operating capability.

Established in 2001, Aquila Capital is committed to provide institutional investors worldwide with alternative investments solutions in real assets, financial and private markets. Applying a multi-disciplinary investment approach, Aquila Capital’s range of alternative investments is managed by dedicated specialists in their respective asset classes and underpinned by an infrastructure that combines strong operations, stringent corporate governance and a successful track record. As a regulated alternative investment fund manager (AIFM) Aquila Capital is licensed to manage both UCITS and AIFs in Germany.

Aquila Capital is an owner-managed entrepreneurial firm that has been dedicated to developing alternative investment solutions since its establishment. Over 200 professionals across eight offices globally are working across the whole value chain of alternative investments to generate stable, positive returns for investors.

Temporis Group is a specialised investment firm based in London with AUM greater than US $500m focused on impact asset management via a number of asset classes. We manage several funds focussed on investments in infrastructure equity and debt for renewable energy.

Foresight Group is a leading independent infrastructure and private equity investment manager which has been managing investment funds on behalf of institutions and retail clients for more than 30 years. Foresight manages c. £2.8 billion across a number of strategies, including Listed Vehicles, Limited Partnerships, bespoke Platforms and Separately Managed Accounts.

Foresight’s market-leading energy infrastructure team comprises 76 investment and asset management professionals operating out of offices on three continents. The team has completed over 150 energy infrastructure transactions in the last ten years, and has in-depth experience of originating and executing both greenfield and brownfield deals through all forms of processes and across the capital structure. The current portfolio has over 1.2 GW of clean-energy generation capacity, and includes the second largest solar portfolio in Europe, and Australia.

Foresight is well positioned to capture the long-term market opportunity driven by the transformational change occurring in global energy markets, with centralised carbon-intensive generation giving way to low-carbon decentralised generation and the required supporting flexible grid infrastructure. The Group takes a hands-on approach to risk management from pre-construction to exit and has an in-house asset management team of engineers and accountants who provide active oversight to deliver robust, stable cashflows and increase long term capital value for investors.

Ardian is a world-leading private investment house with assets of US$82bn managed or advised in Europe, the Americas and Asia. The company is majority-owned by its employees. It keeps entrepreneurship at its heart and focuses on delivering excellent investment performance to its global investor base.

Through its commitment to shared outcomes for all stakeholders, Ardian’s activities fuel individual, corporate and economic growth around the world.

Holding close its core values of excellence, loyalty and entrepreneurship, Ardian maintains a truly global network, with more than 550 employees working from fifteen offices across Europe (Frankfurt, Jersey, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Milan, Paris and Zurich), the Americas (New York, San Francisco and Santiago) and Asia (Beijing, Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul). It manages funds on behalf of around 750 clients through five pillars of investment expertise: Fund of Funds, Direct Funds, Infrastructure, Real Estate and Private Debt.

Macquarie Group Limited (Macquarie) is a diversified financial group providing clients with asset management and finance, banking, advisory and risk and capital solutions across debt, equity and commodities. Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs 14,869 people in 27 countries. At 30 September 2018, Macquarie had assets under management of £305.6 billion.

Macquarie – and its managed funds – is one of the world’s largest investors in green energy, with more than 12,546MW of renewable energy capacity in operation or under management globally. For further information, visit www.macquarie.com

Grafton Asset Management is a $1Billion boutique asset management firm focused exclusively on building partnerships in the energy and renewable sectors. Grafton’s approach to renewable & infrastructure investing is to find exceptional opportunities with sustainable growth, capital stability, and high upside potential, while continuing our commitment to responsible investing. Grafton has focused on the development of a portfolio of highly targeted power infrastructure assets that support the intermittency of renewable energy sources.

Co-founded by industry veteran Rick Grafton and Geeta Sankappanavar, Grafton Asset Management seeks to capitalize on a market dislocations in which there is an increasing demand for partner capital due to the vast and growing capital requirements inherent to full-scale development of unconventional and renewable resources.

Grafton approaches every decision with a sense of responsibility, both to our investors and to the communities we operate in. From day-to-day operations, through hiring decisions, to our entire strategic direction. We are a signatory on the United Nation’s Principles for Responsible Investment as a part of an international network of investors who are advancing the cause of responsible investing.

NTR is a renewable energy investment management group that acquires, constructs and manages assets directly and for third parties. NTR is currently raising and deploying a fund of €500 million in onshore wind and solar assets across Western Europe and brings sectoral expertise, financing capability and operational management to its clean energy investments.

Founded in 1978, NTR concentrates on renewable energy investments and since 1999, through its associated companies, the company has constructed and operated 1.75GW of wind projects across the US, UK and Ireland.

With over €200 million in assets under management in Renewable Energy, Private Equity and Real Estate, Everwood Capital is a Spanish investment management company with a strong track record in its target sectors. Everwood is experiencing solid growth by targeting investments in different projects with attractive risk-return profiles.

Everwood Capital offers a differentiated value proposition in the Spanish midmarket, providing investors with an excellent path to gain exposure to the Spanish macro recovery and growth cycle through a proven hands-on GP led by a well aligned, experienced and committed team.

Everwood identifies investment opportunities in those sectors where there is limited liquidity, obtaining attractive risk adjusted returns. Everwood follows the highest standards of professionalization, integrity and industry ethics in its analysis, investment and management processes.

Bluefield Partners LLP was established in 2009 and it is the UK-based privately-held investment advisory arm of the Bluefield Group, specializing in solar PV infrastructure investment. It has a proven record in the selection, acquisition and supervision of large-scale energy and infrastructure assets in the UK and Europe.

The Investment Adviser team has been involved in circa £2 billion of solar PV funds and/or transactions since 2008, including over £800 million in the UK since December 2011.

The Investment Adviser has led the acquisitions of, and currently advises on over 86 UK based solar assets that are agriculturally, commercially or industrially situated solar assets. Based in its London office, the Investment Adviser’s partners are supported by a dedicated and highly experienced team of investment, legal and portfolio executives, of 25 employees.

Bluefield Services Limited, a company located in Bristol and under common control of the Investment Adviser, is an operational asset manager that provides services for the assets owned by the funds advised by the Investment Adviser. It was established in 2015 and has a combined experience of more than 2GW in asset management experience and over 9GW in operations and maintenance experience.

Bridge Wind Management is an independent European wind energy project manager and service provide with a 30 year history in the wind energy sector. With operations in the UK and Germany, it provides commercial, financial, technical and corporate management services to the European offshore and onshore wind market. It’s team of engineers, legal and finance professionals has significant experience in the wind industry. Bridge Wind Management has developed its own software enabling the scheduling of all asset management activities and the detailed analysis of the wind farm’s performance. The company mainly works for infrastructure investors who require highly experienced professional and dedicated staff to manage the operations and administration of their wind projects.

Platina Energy Partners has been managing funds investing in renewable energy for the last 17 years, making it one of the pioneer in the space. Over the years, it has invested in four development platforms, operated more than 740MW of renewable assets and deployed €1.3bn. Its latest fund, Platina Energy VI, is providing growth capital for the new wave of grid parity projects.

Natural Power is an independent renewables advisor, consultant and service provider with a global workforce of over 350 experts. In its 20+ years it has delivered more than 50GW of technical due diligence services, permitted more than 18GW of projects, managed the construction of more than 24GW of projects, and operates around 4GW of wind, solar and biomass assets throughout the UK, Europe & North America.